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Xu Beihong (Chinese: 徐悲鴻; Wade–Giles: Hsü Pei-hung; 19 July 1895 – 26 September 1953), also known as Ju Péon, was a Chinese painter. [1]He was primarily known for his Chinese ink paintings of horses and birds and was one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for artistic expressions that reflected a modern China at the beginning of the 20th century.
Situ Qiao's 1940 oil painting portraying Wang Ying's performance of the play. In October 1939, Wang Ying performed Put Down Your Whip in Singapore. Artist Xu Beihong, who was a friend of the actress, painted a life-size portrait of her performing the play. In April 2007 the painting was sold in auction for US$9.2 million, setting a record for ...
Put Down Your Whip (Chinese: 放下你的鞭子; pinyin: Fàngxià nǐde biānzi) is a 1939 oil painting by Chinese realist painter Xu Beihong. Completed during Xu's stay in Singapore, the painting was exhibited numerous times before its disappearance from public view in 1954. It re-emerged in 2007 and was sold for HK$72 million (US$9.2 million ...
In 2010, Hanhai auctioned Xu Beihong's painting Ba People Fetching Water (巴人汲水图) for ¥171 million (US$24,800,000); at the time, this was the highest price ever achieved for a Chinese painting. [e] [15] The house reported sales of ¥2.456 billion (US$355,500,000), representing 2,653 works, in its Spring 2011 Auction.
pinyin Wade-Giles Traditional Chinese name Simplified Chinese name Dates Notes An Zhengwen: An Cheng-wen: 安正文: 安正文: Ming dynasty: Biān Jǐngzhāo: Pien Ching-chao
A painting valued at $15,000 just two years ago fetched almost £11 million ($13.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday after being identified as the work of the Dutch master Rembrandt.
A painting valued at $15,000 just two years ago is now expected to fetch up to $18 million at auction after being identified as the work of the Dutch master Rembrandt. “The Adoration of the ...
Li Chevalier (born 1961) Painting; Installation Chinese born French artist ( 诗蓝 in Chinese) Li Shuang (born 1957), contemporary artist; Liang Xiao Ping (born 1959), calligrapher, from 1987 resident in Australia; Liao Jingwen (1923–2015), calligrapher and curator of the Xu Beihong Memorial Museum; Li Di; Li He; Liu Xiaodong; Liu Ye